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Venezuela slams US bid to cover 'invasion' with aid

US calls for Venezuela to allow more aid into the country are just a smokescreen to cover a "foreign invasion", Caracas's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said Tuesday. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday urged Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to open the border to...

24 'armed Europeans' cross border from Libya to Tunisia

The Tunisian authorities have detained 24 “armed Europeans” who recently crossed into the country from Libya, according to local officials. “An armed group consisting of 13 French nationals attempted to cross the border in 4x4 vehicles at the Ras Jedir crossing on Sunday,” Interior...

Egypt parliament extends presidential term to six years

Egypt’s parliament has approved a constitutional amendment by which presidential terms will be extended from four to six years in duration, according to state-run daily Al-Ahram. In a Tuesday voting session, MPs also voted in favor of allowing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to run for a...

Russia, Arab states hold cooperation forum in Moscow

The foreign ministers of 14 Arab states on Tuesday attended the fifth meeting of the Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum in the capital Moscow. Speaking at a news conference following the meeting, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said all the participants spoke in favor of applying...